Foldable portable sportsman seat



June 2, 1955 Filed Feb. 6, 1953 Wyn.

INVENTOR L FRED o. PQ/LL FOLDABLE PORTABLE SPORTSMAN SEAT Alfred O. Prill, Romulus, Mich.

Application February 6, 1953, Serial No. 335,429

2 Claims. (Cl. 155-78) The present invention relates to a portable sportsmans seat, so constructed that it may be readily carried in a compact form.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a seat having support elements that may be folded into a compact form.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a portable sportsmans seat having means for engaging the trunk of a tree for supporting the seat and means for securing the seat to a tree.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of means for supporting the seat from the ground or similar surface.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of means for supporting a fishing rod.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of detachable support means.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a top plan view of my improved sportsmans seat.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view showing the support elements in supporting position.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the seat shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the seat and showing the support elements in folded position.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view and showing a hinged support.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view showing one leg to the tree engaging bar adjustable in a plate socket, and

Figure 7 is a side elevational view of the seat secured and supported to the trunk of a tree, some of the supporting elements being omitted.

Referring to the drawing in which like numerals designate like parts in the several views, the numeral 10 represents the seat, and it comprises a base 11 of wood or other suitable material, having suitable padding 12 and a cover 13 of plastic or other moisture resistant material. The base 11 is provided adjacent the front end of the seat with bores 14 that receive cups 15 having sockets 16, and these sockets receive the ends 17 of legs 18 of a support frame 19. The bridge 20 of the frame is deformed into a modified V-shaped configuration, the ends 21 being rounded, a portion of the rounded ends adapted for engagement with a surface such as the ground, the floor of a boat and ice. As shown in the modified view of Figure 5, the ends 17 of the legs 18 may be mounted to one leaf 22 of a hinge 23, the opposite leaf 24 being secured to the base 11.

To the base 11 there is secured by screws 25 or other suitable means, angle brackets 26 that are in spaced relation, and interposed between these angle brackets and pivotally connected by a pin is one end 28 of a support rod 29, the opposite end 30 of this rod being beveled and pointed.

base 11 by screws.

A reinforcing half-twist support bar 31 is provided and it has one end 32 secured to the base 11 by screws 33. The bar 31 is provided with an aperture 34 through which passes the support rod 29, the opposite end 35 of the halftwist support bar having an aperture that is engaged by the bridge 20 and positioned at the mid-way point of the bridge 20.

To the rear end of the seat there is provided a brace bar 36, having arms 37, the arms being secured to the The bridge 38 of the brace bar is deformed into a modified V-shaped configuration and disposed inwardly toward the rear edge of the seat, the V- shaped portion of the bridge adapted to engage a portion of the trunk of a tree. The arms 37 carry straps 39 for engaging the circumference of a tree trunk 40, to secure the seat to the tree. One of the arms 37 carries a bracket 41, having a circular portion or collar 42, a bridge 43, and a flange 44 that is provided with a lock screw 45. As shown in Figure 1, the bridge portion 43 is of an arcuate configuration and it is adapted to engage and clamp the handle of a fishing rod (not shown), and support same when the bracket 41 is fixedly secured by the lock screw 45 to the bridge 43.

In Figure 6, a modified form of the invention is illusstrated and in this showing the arms 37' engage the semi-circular portion 46 of a bracket 4'7, the flanges 48 of which are secured to the base 11 by screws 49 or by other suitable means. The arms 37' are provided with bores 50, and these bores are adapted to be aligned with companion bores 51 in the semi-circular portion 46 of bracket 47 when the brace bar 36 is moved inwardly or outwardly and secured by a screw 52 when in selected position.

In using the seat as shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, the support frame 19, half-twist bar 31 and support rod 29 are removed from folded position, the support rod 29 passed through the aperture 34 in the half-twist bar 31. The ends 17 of legs 18 of the support frame 19 are inserted into sockets 16 of the cups 1S and the end 32 of the half-twist bar then secured to the base 11 by screws 33. If desired, an additional support frame 55 may be used, this being indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2. In this set up of the seat, the seat may be used on ice for a fisherman, on the ground or in a boat, and on other surfaces. If the seat is to be used where there are trees, such as along a stream or in the woods, the set-up shown in Figures 1 to 4 could be used, with the exception that the straps 39 would be secured to the trunk of a tree.

The seat may be modified by leaving off the support frame 19 and half-twist bar 31, and as shown in Figure 7, the end 30 of rod 29 is jammed into the trunk 40 of a tree and the straps 39 secured to the trunk 40, a portion of the bridge 38 engaging a portion of the trunk 46 of a tree.

As shown in the modified form in Figure 5, the ends 17 of legs 18 may be connected to hinges 23, thus providing a foldable support attached to the seat, and in using this modified form of the invention, the end of the half-twist bar 31 would be disconnected from the base 11 by removing screw 33.

1. A portable sportsmans seat comprising a seat structure, a support frame having its ends inserted into bores in said seat, reinforcing and stabilizing means comprising a leg having one end connected to and freely movable on said support frame, the opposite end detachably secured to the base of said seat, reinforcing and support means comprising a leg having a sharpened end portion passing through the reinforcing and stabilizing means and having the end remote from said sharpened portion pivotally connected to said seat, a brace bar at one end of said seat, the ends of said brace bar connected to said 3 seat, and straps and a clamp carried by said brace bar, said straps adapted for engagement with a support.

2. A portable sportsmans seat comprising a seat structure, a support frame having its ends inserted into bores in said seat, reinforcing and stabilizing means comprising a leg having one end connected to and freely movable on said support frame, the opposite end detachably secured to the base of said seat, reinforcing and support means comprising a leg having a sharpened end portion passing through the reinforcing and stabilizing means and having the end remote from said sharpened portion pivotally connected to said seat, a brace bar at one end of said seat having arms, means on said seat for receiv- 4% ing and locking the arms of said brace bar, and a clamp on said brace bar for locking engagement with a handle of a fishing pole.

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